Sarah

“Why question what Froi of Lumatere was doing here?' he asked.' When you should be questioning what would have happened to Charyn if he hadn't been here. Who else would have saved Gargarin of Abroi from the street lords? … 'Who would have saved Quintana of Charyn from hanging? Who would have rescued her from Tariq of Lascow's compound? Who would have sent her to a safe place to birth the cursebreaker? Blah, blah, blah. I'm bored now,' Finnikin said, looking around.”
― Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn

“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”
― Chinua Achebe

“I determine my own worth. If I had to rely on others, I'd have lain down and died waiting.”
― Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn